Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

Lawyer says Australian mum was trying to protect Bali cop from her boyfriend

The lawyer for NSW mother Sara Connor accused of murdering a Bali policeman claims she was trying to protect him as he was bashed by her boyfriend.

Sara Connor, 45, faced a third interrogation yesterday as she and her British boyfriend, David Taylor, are accused of the murder of traffic officer Wayan Sudarsa, who died of wounds to his head and neck on Kuta Beach last week.